Rec3 or Tech1

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Permalink Reply by Rainer on January 15, 2010 at 12:21am

I'd suggest you get through Rec 2, then do a bunch of dives at that level, THEN you'll find yourself in a better position to decide if Rec 3 or Tech 1 is the better choice.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Seckendorf on January 15, 2010 at 5:19am

Hi Shawn,

Rec 3 and Tech 1 are very different in where they lead. For divers who want to stay at recreational depths in single tanks, Rec 3 is perfect, because it teaches proper ascent strategies and offers a little helium for clearer thinking in the 100-130 foot range.

Tech 1 is very much a prep class for Tech 2. We split Tech 1 and Tech 2 so students had a productive (and certified) way to buy helium and 100% O2 and do a little deco while spending valuable time diving a tech configuration, getting used to the deco bottle, and feeling the pressure to do perfect buoyancy on deco. Rec 3 are different classes with different goals.

Our Divemaster program (which will be rolling out shortly) is a leadership program, not a dive training program. Once certified as a UTD Divemaster, you can work in that capacity up to your level of dive training, so if you're UTD Tech 1, you can DM to Tech 1 levels, and so on.

Best,

Jeff

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